. But this is also where China’s future is being shaped: Běijīng is the country’s political nerve centre, a business powerhouse and the heartbeat of China’s rapidly evolving cultural scene. This is the Běijīng chapter from Lonely Planet’s China guidebook.
Few places on Earth can match the extraordinary historical...
14th Edition, Apr 2015. 63 pages.

province in 1997, but with its eponymous city driving the economy of western China, it’s now one of the most important regions in the whole country. This is the Chóngqìng chapter from Lonely Planet’s China... province in 1997, but with its eponymous city driving the economy of western China, it’s now one...
14th Edition, Apr 2015. 22 pages.

Lonely Planet’s China guidebook.
The ancestral home to many overseas Chinese, Fújiàn on China’s southern coast has a strong seafaring disposition and it used to be one of the windows that connected China... in breezy Xiàmén, one of China’s most attractive cities
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dream of grand times long gone in Gǔlàng Yǔ...
14th Edition, Apr 2015. 21 pages.

Corridor, the gap through which all manner of goods once streamed from China to Central Asia. The constant... trading towns in its wake. This is the Gānsù chapter from Lonely Planet’s China guidebook.
Synonymous... which all manner of goods once streamed from China to Central Asia. The constant flow of commerce left...
14th Edition, Apr 2015. 32 pages.

Guǎngdōng’s unique culture and natural beauty fly under the radar and have yet to be discovered by many travellers, so you may have a plethora of sublime sights (not to mention great dim sum) all to yourself. This is the Guǎngdōng chapter from Lonely Planet’s China guidebook.
Guǎngdōng’s unique culture...
14th Edition, Apr 2015. 22 pages.

Tell someone you’re heading to Guǎngxī and they’ll see the with envy, imagining you cycling and bamboo-rafting under the famous karst peaks of Yángshuò, or hiking between ethnic villages in the lofty Lóngjĭ Rice Terraces. This is the Guǎngxī chapter from Lonely Planet’s China guidebook.
Tell someone you...
14th Edition, Apr 2015. 27 pages.

from Lonely Planet’s China guidebook.
Money is pouring into Hǎinán these days to ramp up the luxury... and cocktails at Sānyà, China’s top beach resort
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take a bike ride through the Central Highlands, home...
14th Edition, Apr 2015. 16 pages.

between China and Russia. Across the province a neighbourly influence is evident in architecture, food... zero for this hybrid experience. This is the Hēilóngjiāng chapter from Lonely Planet’s China guidebook.
Hēilóngjiāng means Black Dragon River, and this particular coiling dragon is the separating line between China...
14th Edition, Apr 2015. 15 pages.